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The Americas to 1620
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The Age of Jefferson and Madison
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Alien and Sedition Acts
Battle of Fallen Timbers
Bill of Rights in effect
Cotton gin patented
Election of 1800
French Revolution
Fries’ Rebellion
Gabriel’s Rebellion
George Washington inaugurated
George Washington re-elected
George Washington’s Farewell Address
Jay’s Treaty
Jefferson’s resignation as secretary of state
John Adams elected president
Judiciary Act of 1801
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Louisiana returned to France
Neutrality Proclamation
Pickney’s Treaty
Quasi War
Report on Manufactures
Saint Domingue slave revolt
Shays’ Rebellion
Slavery ban proposed for western territories
Treaty of Greenville
Treaty of New York
Twelfth Amendment
Whiskey Rebellion
XYZ Affair
People
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Franklin
Eli Whitney
George Washington
Henry Knox
James Madison
James Monroe
John Adams
John Jay
John Marshall
John Sullivan
Judith Sargent Murray
Mercy Otis Warren
Napoleon Bonaparte
Olaudah Equiano
Rufus King
Tecumseh
Thomas Jefferson
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Venture Smith
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